Research Interests
Supervising PhD students in the fields of
- Chronic disease self-management
- Preventative cardiology
- Palliative care in chronic illness
Public outreach & key achievements
- Professor Fitzsimons is an elected Councillor on the
- She is an Editorial Board Member of the
- She is an invited member of the Northern Ireland Chest Heart & stroke association
- She is Co-Clinical Lead for the
Research students
| PhD Title | Impact of the Work Environment on Turnover, Burnout and Job Satisfaction among ICU Nurses in Saudi Arabia |
| Name | Waleed Ali Alahmari |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Year of Study | 2022 - Present |
| PhD Title | The Impact of Cardiac Cachexia on Quality of Life Among Patients with Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) |
| Name | Omar Alrfooh |
| Country | Jordan |
| Year of Study | 2022- Present |
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD Title | Maximising survival: The status passage from cancer diagnosis to inherited genetic condition in women with hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer |
| Name | Dr Lisa Jeffers |
| Year of Study | 2008-2011 |
| Country | N.Ireland |
| Current Position | Genetics Nurse Counsellor, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust |
| PhD Title | Pre-hospital delay in patients presenting with myocardial infarction in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| Name | Dr Hassan Al Shahrani |
| Year of Study | 2011-2014 |
| Country | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| Current Position | General Director of Health Affairs in Al-Jouf Region, KSA |
| PhD Title | Management if Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in advanced heart failure: An exploratory study of heart failure patients’, carers’ and healthcare professionals’ perspectives |
| Name | Dr Loreena Hill |
| Year of Study | 2012 -2015 |
| Country | N.Ireland |
| Current Position |
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow |
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| PhD Title | Exploring cardiac cachexia in advanced heart failure |
| Name | Lorna Cassidy |
| Country | N.Ireland |
| Year of Study | 2018-2023 |
| PhD Title | Determining the theoretical and practical feasibility of implementing a family initiated escalation of care scheme to detect and refer patient deterioration. |
| Name | Aidin McKinney |
| Country | N.Ireland |
| Year of Study | 2018-2023 |
| PhD Title | Rejuvenating Rehab: a collaborative methodology to develop innovative approaches for delivery of Cardiac Rehabilitation |
| Name | Gemma Caughers |
| Country | N.Ireland |
| Year of Study | 2018-2023 |